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Irkutsk, Russia
So have arrived safely in Irkutsk!
Had a 4 day train ride from Moscow which was quite an experience. meet many a russian drinking vodka- no its not a myth, they do drink straight vodka shot after shot! and some old ladies which were really sweet.
Apart from that we had a very hostile provinitza (women looking after our carriage) who tried to make the experience as memborable as possible.....locking the toliets when you really needed to go....accusing us of stea...